Toro TimeCutter ZX480 - Changing the Engine Oil; Changing the Oil Filter

Figure 25
1. Oil dipstick 2. Metal end
5. Screw the oil dipstic k fully onto the fill hole .
Unscrew the dipstic k, pull it out, and look at
the metal end. If the oil lev el is lo w , slo wly
pour only enough oil into the fill hole to raise
the lev el to , but not o v er , the Full mark on the
dipstic k.
Important: Do not o v erfill the crankcase
with oil because the engine may be
dama ged.
Changing the Oil
1. Star t the engine and let it r un until w ar m. T his
w ar ms the oil so it drains better .
2. P ark the mac hine so that the drain side is
slightly lo w er than the opposite side to assure
the oil drains completely .
3. Diseng ag e the blade control switc h and set the
parking brak e .
4. Stop the engine , remo v e the k ey , and w ait for
all mo ving par ts to stop before lea ving the
operating position.
Components under the hood will be
hot if the machine has been r unning . If
y ou touch hot components y ou may be
bur ned.
Allo w the machine to cool bef or e
perf or ming maintenance or touching
components under the hood.
5. Place a pan belo w the drain pipe . R emo v e the
cap on the drain pipe and allo w oil to drain
( Figure 26 ).
Figure 26
1. Oil drain pipe
2. Pipe cap
6. W hen oil has drained completely , re place the
drain pipe cap .
Note: Dispose of the used oil at a recycling
center .
7. Chang e the oil filter , if necessar y ( Figure 27 ).
8. Clean around the oil dipstic k and unscrew the
cap ( Figure 24 ).
9. Slo wly pour appro ximately 80% of the
specified oil into the filler tube ( Figure 24 ).
10. Chec k the oil lev el; refer to Chec king the Oil
Lev el in Engine Maintenance , pag e 21 .
11. Slo wly add additional oil to bring it to the full
mark.
Changing the Oil Filter
R e place the oil filter ev er y 100 hours or ev er y
other oil c hang e .
Note: Chang e the oil filter more often in dusty ,
dir ty conditions .
1. Drain the oil from the engine; refer to Changing
and Draining the Oil in Engine Maintenance ,
pag e 21 .
2. R emo v e the old filter and wipe the filter
adapter g ask et surface ( Figure 27 ).
3. Apply a thin coat of clean oil to the r ubber
g ask et on the re placement filter ( Figure 27 ).
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